"We call her Mom," cook Martin Scott said. "Because that's what she is to us."

Along with the chicken salad, Bella Cafe serves up second chances. Martin Scott was homeless when he first started years ago... working here changed his life.

"And when I first started, I was more meek, shy, behind the scenes," Scott said. "And now I'm more friendly. You get to meet a lot of different people. They don't judge you for your past so it gives you like 'a fresh start'."

Capua's "birth" son Carlo runs the business end of the cafe.

"Many of our folks, they've either spent time incarcerated or they've been homeless at some point and really given up," said owner/g.m. Carlo Capua. "And we've seen some people really discover talents. Whether it was arranging a platter or making lasagna or something as simple as using the cash register and greeting customers with a smile."

"I would say Catholic Charities is all about second chances, not providing people with a hand out, but providing them with a way out," said Katelin Cortney, director of public relations at Catholic Charities Fort Worth. "So Bella's model of actually employing people who need that second chance really aligns with our mission to give people that second chance."